The road trip began with a huge stock up on food, ciders and petrol. We then were able to set off to Torquay when we spend our first night. It was dust as we arrived and we saw the sun set over Bells Beach (The beach where they hold Australia's big surf events). By the time we got tea it was dark so we ate our fish and chips in the van whilst we were trying to search for somewhere to spend the night. The choice was between a boat-trailer car park or by the side o...

PHILLIP ISLAND 2hr drive to Phillip Island and we're here. 5 minute walk to the beach and our own queen sized bed. We had pizza and movie night the first night with Hazel and Solly, the following day we played board games with Solly and then Jasper and Christian arrived and we continued playing more board games whilst Hazel and Christian were outside cutting down trees that had fallen in their garden. We all helped to clear up afterwards, then lunch and a walk o...

WARBY The last time we spoke we had not long arrived at our accommodation with Hazel, Christian and the boys. Now we've been here almost a month! We've very lucky either staying in the sleepy wombat cottage, the tent and Hazel's friend Chris has kindly let us stay at his place.. very modern, tidy, homely eco build with a hot tub! We've had his place to ourselves for a long weekend when he's been in the city and stayed in his new converted build in his back gar...

As the cottage was occupied this weekend we decided to spend the weekend in the city of Melbourne. It couldn't be more perfectly timed as the Arnold Schwarzenegger sports expedition was on!! Saturday afternoon was spent sunning ourselves in 34 degree sun on St. Kilda Beach and watching the sun set with a cider! We spend most of the day at the expedition on Sunday picking up two bags worth of freebies and seeing the man himself - ARNIE! We then returned to St. Ki...